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17th Sep 2016
Motions - Census - Do not fine
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
Bob Day and Eric Abetz have voted the same way 83% of the time
Bob Day
Former Family First Party Senator for SA July 2014 – November 2016
Eric Abetz
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania February 1994 – May 2022
Between July 2014 and November 2016 Bob Day and Eric Abetz have voted in the same division 206 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 172 times. They have only voted differently 34 times.
How do their votes on policies compare?
Policies are groups of votes related to an issue. We only show policies where we have enough information on both people.
Always voted differently on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A carbon price
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Public transport
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Refugee family reunification
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 172 times. They have only voted differently 34 times.
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edited 17th Sep 2016
Motions - Gambling - Against gambling advertising
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Documents — Australian Statistician; Order for the Production of Documents
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Determine without amendments or debate
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Read for the first time
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Proceed without formalities
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Delay the bill
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 3rd Mar 2016
Committees - Establishment of a National Integrity Commission - Appointment
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Motions - Election of Senators - Refer to Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Motions - Central Coast: Australian Taxation Office - Performing arts centre on the Gosford Waterfront
Bob Day voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; Consideration of House of Representatives Message
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013 [No.2] - Second Reading - Read a second time
Bob Day voted No
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance